Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (TV series)

For the 1986 video game, see Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future.

Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future
GenreAnimation
Created byFrank Hampson[2]
Directed byColin Frewin
Kevin Gendreau
StarringGreg Ellis[3]
Voices ofChris Cox
Carole Ruggier
Theme music composerElton John[4]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesNetter Digital
Foundation Imaging
The Dan Dare Corporation
Columbia TriStar International Television[5]
Original release
NetworkChannel 5
Release6 July 2002 (2002-07-06)[1]

Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future is an animated television series produced by the Dan Dare Corporation and Columbia TriStar International Television (who also provided worldwide distribution),[5] with animation first provided by Netter Digital then by Foundation Imaging, running to twenty-six 22-minute episodes.[6] The series drew on several different incarnations of the Dan Dare comic.[7][8]

Cast

Episode list

No.TitleOriginal air date
01"Pilot Of The Future (part 1)"
12 December 2001 (2001-12-12)
02"Pilot Of The Future (part 2)"
13 July 2002 (2002-07-13)
03"The Ark of Phobos (Part 1)"
20 July 2002 (2002-07-20)
04"The Ark of Phobos (part 2)"
27 July 2002 (2002-07-27)
05"God of War (part 1)"
3 August 2002 (2002-08-03)
06"God of War (part 2)"
10 August 2002 (2002-08-10)
07"Journey to the Centre of the Sun (part 1)"
17 August 2002 (2002-08-17)
08"Journey to the Centre of the Sun (part 2)"
24 August 2002 (2002-08-24)
09"Mines of Titan (part 1)"
31 August 2002 (2002-08-31)
10"Mines of Titan (part 2)"
7 September 2002 (2002-09-07)
11"The Outpost (part 1)"
14 September 2002 (2002-09-14)
12"The Outpost (part 2)"
21 September 2002 (2002-09-21)
13"Full Circle (part 1)"
28 September 2002 (2002-09-28)
14"Full Circle (part 2)"
5 October 2002 (2002-10-05)
15"The Mekon Among Us (part 1)"
12 October 2002 (2002-10-12)
16"The Mekon Among Us (part 2)"
19 October 2002 (2002-10-19)
17"Saturn Rocs (part 1)"
26 October 2002 (2002-10-26)
18"Saturn Rocs (part 2)"
2 November 2002 (2002-11-02)
19"Menace on Mars (part 1)"
9 November 2002 (2002-11-09)
20"Menace on Mars (part 2)"
16 November 2002 (2002-11-16)
21"Space Race (part 1)"
23 November 2002 (2002-11-23)
22"Space Race (part 2)"
30 November 2002 (2002-11-30)
23"Dead Space (part 1)"
7 December 2002 (2002-12-07)
24"Dead Space (part 2)"
14 December 2002 (2002-12-14)
25"Surrender Earth (part 1)"
21 December 2002 (2002-12-21)
26"Surrender Earth (part 2)"
28 December 2002 (2002-12-28)

References

  1. ^ Wells, Matt; correspondent, media (21 June 2002). "Comic strip hero of the 1950s finds new space on TV". The Guardian. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Dan Dare returns on TV". BBC. 21 June 2002. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Dan Dare sets course for TV stardom". BBC. 11 July 2001. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Brit 50's Icon Dan Dare To Make U.S. Television Debut In High-Definition On Animania HD". Animation Artist. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Dan Dare jets on to UK screens". C21media.
  6. ^ "Dan Dare sets course for TV stardom". BBC. 11 July 2001. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  7. ^ Wells, Matt; correspondent, media (21 June 2002). "Comic strip hero of the 1950s finds new space on TV". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via www.theguardian.com. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ Delingpole, James (3 August 2001). "A very English superhero". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.


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